Anthrax

Survivors had health problems 1 year after exposure to deadly bacterium

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 11th, 2004

People infected with anthrax continued to report health problems, poor life adjustment and psychological distress 1 year after their exposure, according to a study.

In 2001, bioterrorist activities involving the U.S. Postal Service infected 22 individuals with Bacillus anthracis (anthrax). Six survivors had inhalational anthrax and 11 cutaneous anthrax disease. Little is known about potential long-term health effects of bioterrorism-related anthrax infection.

Dori B. Reissman, MD, MPH, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional health assessment approximately 1 year after the...

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